Jordan Howard Biography
Jordan Howard(Jordan Reginald Howard)is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB and Indiana. He played high school football at Gardendale High School in Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.
He was a two-year starter for the Rockets, gaining 2,876 yards in his junior and senior seasons.
While he excelled for the Rockets, he was generally regarded as a just two-star prospect and was not a highly sought-after recruit by major college programs. He ended up going to play college football just a few miles away from his home at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jordan Howard Age
Jordan Reginald Howard was born on November 2. 1994 in Gardendale, ALJordan Reginald Howard. He is 24 years old as of 2018. is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at UAB and Indiana.
Jordan Howard Family |Jordan Howard Personal Life
Howard was born to Flora Hollis-Williams and Dr. Reginald Bernard “Doc” Howard( a dentist). His father died at the age of 52 on January 31, 2007, of pulmonary fibrosis. Since that date, he has worn a white T-shirt with his father’s photo printed on it under his pads for upwards of 80 football games. He is a supporter of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Jordan Howard Basketball
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, he signed with the Golden State Warriors for NBA Summer League. He was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the 10th pick in the 2018 NBA G League draft. He was not named to the team’s final roster. On November 25. 2018, he signed with the Texas Legends. He was waived on December 17.On January 4. 2019. He was signed by the Raptors 905 from the G League available players pool.
Jordan Howard College
UAB
He began his college football career at UAB in 2013. He made his collegiate debut against LSU. He rushed for a season-high 159 yards against FIU. He finished the 2013 season with 881 rushing yards. His longest rushing play of the season was 52 yards against Vanderbilt. Howard finished second in yards per carry “6.1” in Conference USA.
As a sophomore in 2014, he set a school single-season record with 1,587 rushing yards and ranked seventh among Division I FBS players with an average of 132.3 rushing yards per game.He was second in rushing yards in Conference USA for the 2014 season.
Indiana
Following the shutdown of UAB’s football team, he transferred to Indiana prior to the 2015 season. He rushed for a season-high 238 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan on November 14. 2015. In only nine games in his junior season, Howard rushed for 1,213 yards and nine touchdowns on 196 attempts and had 11 receptions for 106 yards and one touchdown.
Jordan Howard Stats
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2013 | UAB | 11 | 145 | 881 | 6.1 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 |
| 2014 | UAB | 12 | 306 | 1,587 | 5.2 | 55 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | “2015 Indiana Hoosiers football”>Indiana | 9 | 196 | 1,213 | 6.2 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 1 |
Jordan Howard Trade
Bears trade running back Jordan Howard to Eagles
Bears trade running back Jordan to Eagles. The Jordan Howard trade speculation is finally over. On 25th April 2019 night, the Bears announced that they have traded Howard to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2020 conditional sixth-round draft pick. The pick can become a fifth rounder, however. With Howard on the move, the Bears are left with Tarik Cohen and Mike Davis on their running back depth chart. Howard is set to hit free agency following the 2019 season
Jordan Howard Contract
He signed a 4 year, $2,588,022 contract with the Chicago Bears, involving a $248,022 signing bonus, $248,022 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $647,006. In 2019, Howard will earn a base salary of $2,025,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,025,000.
Jordan Howard Injury
He made his professional regular season debut in the Chicago Bears’ second game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles after Carey suffered a hamstring injury. Jordan finished the game with three carries for 22 rushing yards and two receptions for nine yards. He was named the Bears’ starting running back after Langford suffered an ankle injury. On October 2. 2016, he earned his first career start against the Detroit Lions and finished the game with 23 carries for 111 rushing yards and three catches for 29 yards as the Bears won 17–14.
The next game, he rushed the ball 16 times for 118 rushing yards and caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. His first career touchdown reception came on a 21-yard pass from Brian Hoyer. His 5.2 yards per carry stood fifth among NFL running backs in 2016. He was later named to the 2017 Pro Bowl as a replacement for injured Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson. Howard joined Gale Sayers as the only Bears rookie running backs to make the Pro Bowl.
Jordan Howard Eagles
What Jordan Howard brings to the Eagles | Film breakdown
The Eagles needed a running back after passing on several options in free agency, and they got one last week when they traded for Jordan Howard. He should be rise over the existing options on the roster. And considering the price, acquiring the 24-year old was a prudent move.
The Eagles parted with only a 2020 sixth-round draft pick – that could become a fifth depending upon Howard’s production – and will pay him only $2.025 million in the final year of his rookie deal. If he walks next season, they stand to receive a compensatory draft pick in return.
Jordan Howard Highlights
2018 season
Going into the 2018 season, Howard and Cohen remained as the main duo in the Bears’ backfield.
On September 9. 2018, Howard racked up 82 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards in the season-opening 24–23 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Two weeks later, he scored for the first time of the season in the 16–14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. On October 28, he rushed 22 times for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 24-10 victory against the New York Jets. The next week, he ran in two touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills.
As the 2018 season approached its final stages, his’s involvement started to increase. In Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams, he rushed for a season-high 101 yards as the Bears won 15-6. In Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, he rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-10 win.
Howard finished the season with 935 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns. In addition, he had 20 receptions for 145 receiving yards. The Bears won the NFC North and earned the #3-seed for the NFC Playoffs. In the Wild Card Round against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 10 carries for 35 yards in his playoff debut, a 16–15 loss.
He ended the season with 935 rushing yards on 250 attempts, while his nine touchdowns led the team. He received an overall grade of 70.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 37th highest grade among all qualifying running backs.